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1.Quiz Over Ch 1 p.16-20 / Ch 22.Managing Fear3.Goal Development!

MANAGING FEAR: 1 - Restructuring Your Perspective

Boys at the farm…

There are two types of people in this world: You are either driven by fear or vision.

• Although public speaking is the number one fear, it is rarely fatal!

• Know that mistakes are not a calamity Accept imperfection.

• Anyone an athlete or musician – how do you view anxiety during performances? Musicians often say fear keeps them from being flat and unenergetic.

• Adrenaline infuses energy, vitality, alertness and a dynamic presentation

2- Accept Anxiousness

• Audience would rather hear you speak than be speaking themselves!

• Don’t let blank stares scare you. There is this peculiar tendency we have to have animated faces when talking one on one, but blank faces when listening to a speech.

• Audiences are empathetic – – Experiment where a psychologist had a group of people

sing Star Spangled Banner in front of people.

3 - Reconceptualize the Role of the audience

How would you take care of a million dollar horse?

4- Prepare Physically

• Don’t be a lobster! • Everything starts in someone’s imagination.• Internalize• Plan & Prepare!! www.guy-sports.com/humor/videos/video_accidents.htm

5- Prepare Mentally

6- Fake it til you make it!

• Don’t call attention to nervousness• Don’t get caught in the paralysis of analysis• Don’t be afraid to pause

PRCA Inventory

There are two ways you can approach a subject that frightens you;

you can embrace it with humility & open mind, or you can ridicule it mercilessly.

Judith Stone

Who are you?

Where are you going?

What is the plan?

What are your goals?

Goal Development

Yale University Poll

Goal Setting Categories of Improvement

• Body/Health/Fitness• Relationships• Emotions• Finances• School• Spirituality • Time/Life Management• Contribution